Meta will continue to use fact checkers -- for now, at least, and only outside of the US

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When Mark Zuckerberg announced recently that Meta was ditching fact checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of X-style community notes, the response was very mixed.

While hardly a clean line between the two camps, those with conservative political leanings tended to see this as a good thing, while those of a more liberal bent voiced concerns about the potential for misinformation.

The recent announcement about moving away from fact checking was widely seen as Zuckerberg trying to curry favor with Donald Trump, now installed as the 47th president of the USA.

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Author / Journalist: Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Article Community notes Meta Elon Musk Fact checking Fake News Mark Zuckerberg Instagram Facebook Social Media

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Published On: 2025-01-21 @ 10:20:37 (22 hours ago)

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